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What do I need to know to fly?
Adult passengers 18 and over must show valid identification at the airport checkpoint in order to travel.
- Driver’s licenses or other state photo identity cards issued by Department of Motor Vehicles (or equivalent)
- U.S. passport.
- U.S. passport card.
- DHS trusted traveler cards (Global Entry, NEXUS, SENTRI, FAST)
What do you need for airport security?
You will need to take off your coat or jacket and place it in a plastic bin at the security screening checkpoint. You will also need to remove your shoes and place them, carry-on items and metal items in bins for X-ray screening. Travelers age 75 and older may keep shoes and light jackets on.
What to expect when checking in at airports?
Overview:
- Check-in for your flight.
- Hand over any luggage that would need to go into the aircraft hold, if you are travelling with luggage.
- Pass through the airport security gates to the departures hall.
- Find your boarding gate.
- Board the plane and fly to your destination.
What can you not bring on an airplane?
Prohibited items include blasting caps, dynamite, flares, grenades, fireworks, replicas of explosives, aerosols, any fuel, gasoline, gas torches, strike-anywhere matches, lighters, paint-thinner, bleach, chlorine and spray paint. Other explosives or flammable objects not listed are prohibited as well.
Do you have to wear a mask on airplanes?
Face masks — worn properly — have been required on all flights in the United States since the beginning of the year. Travelers who fail to follow this COVID-19 rule risk getting kicked off the flight, banned from an airline, or charged criminally, depending on how much of a disruption they cause.
Why do you have to take your shoes off at the airport?
TSA’s protocols require that passengers remove their shoes so they can be screened through an X-ray machine. This stems from an incident in December 2001 when a terrorist attempted to detonate an explosive device in his shoe while onboard a flight from Europe to the United States.
Why is Atlanta the world’s busiest airport?
It may not seem like Atlanta would be home to the world’s busiest airport, but it’s a fact that Hartsfield-Jackson handles more passengers than any other airport on Earth. That’s because Delta Air Lines bases its massive airline hub in Atlanta, connecting tens of millions of travelers through the airport’s concourses every year.
Where can I stay in Atlanta with Skytrain?
At the Georgia International Convention Center stop — known as Gateway Center — there are several hotels that are connected to the airport by SkyTrain: the Marriott Atlanta Gateway, Springhill Suites Gateway and the Renaissance Atlanta Airport Gateway.
Why is Atlanta airport’s name hyphenated?
The airport’s hyphenated name comes from two former mayors of Atlanta, William B. Hartsfield, who developed the airport in its earlier days, and Maynard H. Jackson, who oversaw construction of the main terminal completed in 1980. The international terminal is also named for Jackson.
Is there any art in Atlanta airport?
There’s a vast array of art throughout the terminals and concourses of the Atlanta airport, including a virtual walk through a forest in the underground walkway between Concourses A and B and some massive hanging sculptures in the international terminal and Concourse F. There are three interfaith chapel locations at Hartsfield-Jackson.